Helmet
first half 20th century (made)
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Warrior's helmet made of of cane with bear's fur, boar's tusks, hornbill feather and paper streamers. Conical shape. Here the fur is combined with a conical wicker helmet, probably for use by men of the Konyak tribe. The tusks indicate that the owner has killed a wild boar, and the hornbill feather that he has taken a human head from the enemy tribe. The paper streamers are probably simply for decoration, a material that would seem exotic to the isolated Nagas.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cane with bear's fur, boar's tusks, hornbill feather and paper streamers |
| Brief description | Helmet, cane with bear's fur, boar's tusks, a hornbill feather and paper streamers, Nagaland, North-east India, first half of the 20th century |
| Physical description | Warrior's helmet made of of cane with bear's fur, boar's tusks, hornbill feather and paper streamers. Conical shape. Here the fur is combined with a conical wicker helmet, probably for use by men of the Konyak tribe. The tusks indicate that the owner has killed a wild boar, and the hornbill feather that he has taken a human head from the enemy tribe. The paper streamers are probably simply for decoration, a material that would seem exotic to the isolated Nagas. |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1977/260. Naga tribes of India's North-East frontier wear spectacular costumes. Human or animal air is used extensively as decoration in Naga costume. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hats from India / Rosemary Crill. [London]: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985 Number: 0948107308
p. 31, cat. no. 8 |
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| Accession number | IS.44-1977 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2003 |
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